Flappy Bird is no more. Dong Nguyen's controversial mobile gaming hit was officially pulled from the iTunes App Store and Google Play this week.
You can probably still find it for your Android device due to the more
open nature of Google's app offerings, but it's not something you can
get on an Apple device anymore. At least, not unless you're willing to pay $100,000 for it on eBay.

Take heart. Don't look at the demise of Flappy Bird, with its
stolen artwork and uninspiring cloned design, as a bad thing. Now that
it's gone, you're free to play all manner of other games. Better games.
In some cases, even the exact same game, but with more going on. Flappy Bird
is an addiction, and this is your support group. Any of these five iOS
games (some also available for Android) will help to wean you off your
flapping bird habit.

Badland

Why waste your time on Flappy Bird when you can play the real thing? Badland features
the same sort of tap-to-fly gameplay, only it's got more layers to the
gameplay and some beautiful art design. Frogmind Games released this
little gem in mid-2013, and it's been one of our go-to recommendations
ever since. The game's customer review rating hovers around five stars,
and – in a cheeky twist – Frogmind is running a $2 sale for it right now
"in the memory of Flappy Bird."

You rascals.

Threes!

Freshly released in the iTunes App Store just last week, Sirvo's simple, little puzzler Threes has
already generated a lot of attention. It's easier to understand once
you play it, but the basic premise involves sliding numbered tiles
around on a 4×4 grid. With the exception of 1 and 2, which can be added
together to create a 3, tiles can only slide on top of each other when
they share the same number. Doing so doubles the number displayed on the
tile and raises your total score. A round ends when the board fills up
and there are no moves left. Like some of the best mobile games, it's
easy to learn, difficult to master.

Hundreds

Another wonderfully minimal math-tastic puzzler that's easier to play than it is to explain, Semi Secret Software's Hundredsis similar to Flappy Bird
in the sense that it's a game built around precision screen-tapping.
Number-filled circles float and bob around on the screen. You've got to
tap and hold to "fill" them up, increasing both their size and the
number at their center. The goal is to get the numeric sum of all the
circles up to 100, a goal that is often complicated by a variety of
obstacles.

Hoplite

Douglas Cowley's Hoplite is a relatively recent mobile
release that mixes turn-based tactical strategy with the sort of
procedural generation you'd expect to see in the roguelike genre. To
play, you move your troops around on a hex-based grid as you fight
against the obstacles that spring up in front of you. Levels are
completely random, so you're never sure of what's coming next. Don't let
the simple, retro-style graphics fool you. There's a robust game here,
and one with endless play potential thanks to the procedural level
generation.

The Nightjar

Which would you rather do: tap furiously to keep a suspiciously
Nintendo-ish wing-flapping bird aloft or grope blindly around a doomed
spaceship while Benedict Cumberbatch's soothing voice attempts to help
you? You get the latter with The Nightjar, an iOS-exclusive
audio-only game from Somethin' Else. The premise is simple: your
spaceship is without power and caught in a deteriorating orbit around a
sun. Everyone is either dead or on an escape pod. Well, everyone except
you. And alien invaders that want to kill you. Fortunately, Benedict
Cumberbatch is going to save the day. Just listen to his instructions
and follow the audio cues and you'll get to safety. Maybe.

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